ColdFusion MX 7: 500 null error when running ColdFusion pages
Issue
ColdFusion MX 7 pages fail with a 500 NULL error in a browser. The following error is written to the server.log:
"Information","main","08/10/05","17:44:22",,"An error has occurred when reading/writing <cfroot>/lib/license.properties" "Fatal","main","08/10/05","17:44:25",,"" "Error","main","08/10/05","17:44:25",,"Unable to initialize License service: coldfusion.server.ServiceException"
Reason
This error can be caused when the license.properties configuration file contains zero bytes or has been deleted. The license.properties file is located in the cf_root\lib directory on Unix and Windows servers.
Macromedia is currently investigating the cause of this issue. It is logged as Macromedia issue 57260.
Solution
- Stop the ColdFusion MX 7 Application Server service.
- Copy a new license.properties file from a backup copy or from another server to the cf_root\lib directory.
- Restart the ColdFusion MX 7 Application Server service.
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